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<p>[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3660030, member: 68"]These "Bank Sets" were fairly popular back in the late-'80's/ early-'90's. The prices were set by the individual banks and sometimes had a sticker identifying the specific bank. </p><p><br /></p><p>My bank sold them for $11 IMS. </p><p><br /></p><p>All that I have seen were assembled directly from regular US Mint Sets. Apparently "profit" was the primary driver since Gems are as common in these as in regular sets. I've never seen a superb Gem in one but have seen only about 35 of them and in so low a number a superb Gem would not be expected (it should take about 60). I suspect these were sold principally in the midwest but really don't know. Getting information then was very difficult and is probably impossible now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cladking, post: 3660030, member: 68"]These "Bank Sets" were fairly popular back in the late-'80's/ early-'90's. The prices were set by the individual banks and sometimes had a sticker identifying the specific bank. My bank sold them for $11 IMS. All that I have seen were assembled directly from regular US Mint Sets. Apparently "profit" was the primary driver since Gems are as common in these as in regular sets. I've never seen a superb Gem in one but have seen only about 35 of them and in so low a number a superb Gem would not be expected (it should take about 60). I suspect these were sold principally in the midwest but really don't know. Getting information then was very difficult and is probably impossible now.[/QUOTE]
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